First time running a meeting? The language you need to do it well.
There’s nothing more frustrating than an unstructured meeting – one which meanders from point to point without a clear decision being made, one where a couple of people dominate and everyone else zones out or one which ignores the agenda and overruns the allotted time. Of course, everyone has a role to play in […]
3 effective ways to make sure everyone is heard
One thing the last year has shown me is just how difficult it can be to find an opening to say something in online meetings. Waiting in vain for a pause, taking the plunge only to find that the person speaking hasn’t finished after all or that another member of the group has had […]
5 ideas to help someone with poor English understand you
Maike presses the ‘leave meeting’ button and gets herself a cup of coffee. She needs it. She’s just had a meeting with Paulo whose English is pretty basic and she’s not sure that he understood what she explained about the project and his role in it. As soon as she noticed his confusion she […]
